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§ 55-9-5 — Enforcement by attorney general as representative of beneficiaries--Exception.

South Dakota § 55-9-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 55FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS
Ch. 55-9CHARITABLE TRUSTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 55-9-5 (2026).

Text

Except as otherwise set forth in § 55-9-3 , the attorney general shall represent the beneficiaries in all cases arising under this chapter, and the attorney general shall enforce such trusts by proper proceedings in the courts.

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In Re Reese Trust
2009 SD 111 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2009)
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2009 SD 111 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2009)
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Legislative History

SL 1955, ch 429, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 59.0603; SL 2012, ch 233, § 24.

Nearby Sections

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§ 55-1-1
Purposes for which trust may be created.
§ 55-1-10
Transfer of real property to one for money paid by another--Trust presumed.
§ 55-1-11
Implied trust--Declaration by court of equity.
§ 55-1-12
Trustor, trustee, beneficiary, power of appointment, and person defined.
§ 55-1-13
Voluntary trustee--Assumption of relationship.
§ 55-1-14
Interest in existing trust--Transfer by operation of law or written instrument.
§ 55-1-15
Certain trusts not terminated upon trustor's death.
§ 55-1-2
Trusts classified.
§ 55-1-20
Trusts for noncharitable purposes.
§ 55-1-21
Trust for care of animal, care of other property, or other lawful noncharitable purpose.
§ 55-1-21.1
Termination of trust for care of animal.
§ 55-1-21.10
Trustee may not use principal and income other than for trust's purposes.
§ 55-1-21.11
Co-enforcer appointment--Powers.
§ 55-1-21.2
Judicial reduction of property transferred to trustee if trust corpus exceeds amount required for intended purposes.
§ 55-1-21.3
Court order where fulfillment of purposes are impossible, inexpedient, or unlawful.
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